partnership

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] the state of being a partner or partners: we should go on working together in partnership
  • 2an association of two or more people as partners: an increase in partnerships with housing associations
  • a business or firm owned and run by two or more partners: the partnership now owns 22 department stores
  • a position as one of the partners in a business or firm: she will be eligible for a partnership after a few years
  • Cricket the number of runs added by a pair of batsmen before one of them is dismissed or the innings ends: their 176-run third-wicket partnership